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Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash: WSJ

Boeing's 737 MAX airliners were grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes in less than five months.

The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed last month initially took the emergency steps outlined by the manufacturer but still could not regain control, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The airliner went down soon after taking off on March 10, killing 157 people in the second deadly crash of a 737 MAX aircraft in less than five months, forcing a worldwide grounding of the model.

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